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Five small businesses are suing President Trump, challenging his newly imposed tariffs as an illegal overreach of congressional power. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, argues that Trump's claim of a trade deficit emergency doesn't justify unilaterally imposing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The plaintiffs contend that the tariffs, impacting various countries, are harming small businesses and that Congress, not the President, holds the power to levy tariffs. The suit seeks to block the tariffs and reaffirm the principle of 'no taxation without representation'.

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